The Effectiveness of Lemon Grass
The Effectiveness of Lemon Grass
The Effectiveness of Lemon Grass
By:
Harryleen C. Pagaran
ADVISER
ABSTRACT
Mosquito repellents are important tools for prevention of insect-borne diseases as
well as painful or uncomfortable mosquito bites. And one of natural mosquito repellent is
the lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) and ginger (Zingiber officinale). Determining the
effectiveness of lemon grass and ginger as mosquito repellent is the main goal of the
study. Specifically, it intends to apply the Steam Distillation Technique in obtaining the
natural elements and essential oil of lemon grass and ginger. Using the two containers
with water as observation, one is with extract of lemon grass and ginger and the other is
without lemon grass and ginger. In one to five (1-5) days, the first container that without
lemon grass and ginger, approach by mosquitos but the other container with lemon grass
and ginger is just ignored by mosquitos. The study has found out that lemon grass and
ginger is an effective and alternative natural mosquito repellent. The result of the present
study would provide knowledge and information about lemon grass and ginger as
mosquito repellent.
Chapter I
This mosquito repellents help to prevent and control the outbreaks of insect-borne
diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and bubonic plague. Technically,
a mosquito repellent is any chemical or natural, that causes insects or other arthropods to
make directed, oriented movements away from the source of repellent. And lemon grass
and ginger can use as natural mosquito repellent. Many repellent products pertaining
ingredient in mosquito repellent, are now turn to all natural ingredients as more and more
negative data is released. Lemon grass and Ginger is extremely safe and listed on the
EPA’s GRAS list (generally regarded as safe). People all over the world have come to
rely on the potent mosquito repellent properties of lemon grass and ginger and utilize it as
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of lemon grass and ginger as a mosquito
repellent.
1). To find out if the lemon grass and ginger could be a potential mosquito
repellent
2). To find out the components of lemon grass and ginger that makes it a potential
mosquito repellent
3). To compare the number of wriggler that can be found on the negative and
positive control
Significance of the study
This study will conduct to determine the effectiveness of lemon grass and ginger as
natural insect repellent. Extraction of lemon grass and ginger is through Steam
Distillation Technique. Lemon grass contains at least different essential oils found in
several of types lemon grass are responsible for flavouring food and infusing aroma into
perfumes. The most abundant oil called citral, contributes the strongest lemon scent.
Several oils in lemon grass repel insects, including geraniol, borneol, and citronellal,
which is the active ingredient in citronella candles. Some of the essential oils in lemon
grass kill bacteria and many have anti-irritant, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant
properties. Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is
annual pseudo stems about a meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. The children will
benefit the most because knowledge of mosquito repellent will enable them to prevent
possible diseases like dengue. Through this study, the knowledge of parents regarding
lemon grass and ginger as mosquito repellent would be increased the prevention could be
Mosquitoes (Aides aegypti) Mosquitoes have become the most important single group
of insects well-known for their public health importance, since they act as the vector for
many tropical and subtropical diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, malaria,
and Haluzka, 1999). Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus are
the major urban vectors of malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis, respectively. Thus
one of the approaches for control of these mosquito-borne diseases is the interruption of
Herbal products with proven potential as adulticidal or repellent can play an important
Lemon grass-contains substance that are thought to relieve pain and swelling, reduce
fever, improve levels of sugar and cholesterol in the blood, stimulate the uterus and
Ginger-a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as
a spice or a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudo stems
Extract-to obtain a substance from a compound, in solid, liquid, or gas form, by using an
Mosquito-small slender biting fly that feeds on the blood of mammals, including humans,
mildew.
Chapter III
Methodology
About twenty (20) pieces of lemon grass leaves and two (2) pieces of ginger was
collected near in the house of the researcher in a vacant lot. Only green leaves of
lemon grass and fresh ginger were collected. Additionally, these ingredients are
clean and dry to prevent the other organic substance to be extract in extraction
process. If the lemon grass and ginger are wet, let it be air dry first before doing
2 pieces of Ginger
Steamer
Bowl
Knife and
Chopping board
C. Procedure
3. Put the lemon grass and ginger on the steamer and boil it about 10-15 minutes
4. After boiling the ingredients, put the boiled water on the empty spray bottle
D. Procedures in applying the product
3. Spray the product about five (5) times in the first container and the rest do not.
before trying the observe that there is observed that there observed in the
in the water in
Day5
Table 2 shows that the product is observed to be effective which is the mosquito
repellent. In Day 1, the researchers observed that there is no wriggler on the water; in
Day 3, the researchers observed that there is a wriggler on the water. In Day 5, the
researchers observed that there is still a wriggler in the water. The researchers think their
product is effective because there is no wriggler in the water from Day 1 to Day 5. Based
on the researcher’s observation, you have to follow the steps so that the product will be
effective.
Table 2: The water with the mosquito repellent
before trying the observe that there is observed that there observed in the last
3 water in Day 5
Table 2 shows that the product is observed to be effective which is the mosquito
repellent. The researchers observed that there is no wriggler on the water in Day 1-5, The
researchers think their product is effective because there is no wriggler in the water from
Day 1 to Day 5. Based on the researcher’s observation, you have to follow the steps so
CONCLUSION
The study was conducted to find out if the lemon grass and ginger as a natural mosquito
repellent.
2. The components of the product that makes it a potential mosquito repellent is the
lemon grass that contains abundant oil called citral, contributes the strongest
lemon scent including geraniol, borneol, and citronellal. And Ginger is high in
properties.
3. There are six (6) wrigglers on the negative control, and there are no wrigglers on
After all the experiments and trials that the researchers conducted, the following
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